2026 Path to Persuasion

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Remember the point last year when Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson was all the rage.
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What gives cultural attacks their real power
There’s a revealing anecdote in the Project Enduring Majority: A Roadmap to Win America report that I keep returning to.
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"Affordability" isn't a magic word!
Five Risks Democratic Candidates Have to Avoid
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The Attention Economy -- It's not just a Democratic challenge
What nonprofits can learn from the Democrats' attention economy conversation.
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Don't Buy Into DECIDING TO WIN's Static, Poll-Driven Strategy
We can't win with a "finger-to-the-wind" approach to what we fight for.
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WHAT A WEEK: Takeaways from the Electoral Sweep and the Shutdown Collapse
Over six short days, Democrats went from a stunning across-the-country electoral sweep to a total cave-in on the shutdown.
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Elections (and months of hard campaigning) Have Consequences
There will be plenty of time to reflect on the scope, scale and meaning of yesterday’s breakthrough victories by Democrats.
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2026 Path to Persuasion
2026 Path to Persuasion
A newsletter for progressives on the messaging strategies it's going to take to communicate more persuasively in the lead up to the 2026 elections including waging 2025 battles in ways that forge an electoral path to persuasion.
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